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The Practice of Soka Gakkai Buddhism
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Abstract
WE have already described how chanting, study, and the goal of world peace through individual enlightenment are three main pillars of Sok.a Gakkai Buddhism. However, any religion as it is actually practiced and understood by the members themselves can vary considerably from what is officially prescribed. This chapter describes Sok.a Gakkai Buddhism as it is practiced and understood by the members who responded to the 1997 survey. We begin by classifying respondents according to their degree of involvement in SGI. Two dimensions of involvement —private and social —are identified and used to categorize respondents as core, general, or marginal members. As might be expected, the respondents’ understanding of their religion and their commitment to its practices vary with degree of involvement.
Title: The Practice of Soka Gakkai Buddhism
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Abstract
WE have already described how chanting, study, and the goal of world peace through individual enlightenment are three main pillars of Sok.
a Gakkai Buddhism.
However, any religion as it is actually practiced and understood by the members themselves can vary considerably from what is officially prescribed.
This chapter describes Sok.
a Gakkai Buddhism as it is practiced and understood by the members who responded to the 1997 survey.
We begin by classifying respondents according to their degree of involvement in SGI.
Two dimensions of involvement —private and social —are identified and used to categorize respondents as core, general, or marginal members.
As might be expected, the respondents’ understanding of their religion and their commitment to its practices vary with degree of involvement.
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